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PEDS GI EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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UPDATE 2025/2026
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A nurse is caring for upright positon
an infant who is It is important that the infant be placed in
postoperative an upright position in order to maintain
following cleft lip and patency of the airway and prevent
palate repair. Which aspiration, especially during feedings.
of the following
actions should the
nurse take?
Place the infant in an
upright position.
Assess the mouth
with a tongue blade.
Offer a pacifier with
sucrose.
Remove the packing in
the mouth.
A nurse is caring for abd
a child who has pain
Meckel vom
diverticulum. Which iting
of the following
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manifestations Currant jelly-like stools
should the nurse
expect? (3)
Rapid, shallow,
breathing.
Abdominal pain.
Vomiting.
Currant
jelly-like
stools
Fever
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A nurse is teaching a Position baby upright
parent of an infant after feedings.
about gastrointestinal Thicken formula with
reflux disease. Which rice cereal.
of the following Offer frequent feedings
should the nurse
include in the
teaching?
Position baby
upright after
feedings. Use a
wide-based nipple
for feedings. Use a
bottle with a one-
way valve.
Thicken formula with
rice cereal.
Offer frequent
feedings.
Meconium is usually Yes
passed between 24-
36 hours after birth.
Does lack of
meconium confirm hirschpru
that the GI tract is ngs
not patent? hypothyr
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